Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Well, you have been thinking about getting that special someone something in fly fishing anyway, so let us make it a little easier for you when you come in “The Spot” this extended Holiday Weekend (Friday through Sunday).

Spend $50.00 get a $5.00 Fishermen’s Spot merchandise certificate.

Spend $100.00 get a $20.00 Fishermen’s Spot merchandise certificate

Spend $500 or more and get a $125 Fishermen’s Spot merchandise certificate.

Good only for non discounted merchandise on hand or paid in full special orders and the certificates expire Dec. 31st 2012.

Monday, November 5, 2012

Hi Folks,We trust everyone is having a great start to the fall and we have a few announcements to make. First, we will have some great brands on sale starting Tuesday, November 6th and running through Sunday, November 11th. If you have any questions, call the shop (818) 785-7306.

Next up on our announcement list -- here are some very important DATES you will want to mark on your calendars: December 9th, the Fishermen's Spot is holding a Orvis day at the shop. Also, the weekend of April 6th-8th, the shop will be holding an event to remember, so keep these dates FREE on your calendars -- you will be glad you did. (More info to come shortly on the April event.)~~Finally, we have some updates for you on the fishing conditions here in California from local guides.Fishing Conditions:Sierra Update:Steve and I made our annual fall trip to the Sierra again
last week and here is our report.

"We arrived at the Interpretive Site on Hot Creek at 4 p.m. and
found it uncrowded and loaded with big trout that ignored most of our offerings, although we did manage a few fish on emergers just before it was time to check in at
Hot Creek Ranch. Our first full day of fishing was something we had both
been anticipating for a long time. David de Beaupre, from Sierra Trout
Magnet in Bishop, had invited us on a float trip down a wild section of the
Lower Owens and we were excited to see this untamed area for ourselves. We meet at David's shop and headed for the river. A half hour later
we were floating into a dense tunnel of tules and willows and casting into some
great looking water. The area is tough to get to and gets almost no
traffic, or fishing pressure, so our hopes were high. Fishing turned out to
be quite tough and, although we did catch 6 or 7 fish each we were hoping to
hook some of the bigger trout that inhabit this area, only Steve managed to
stick one really good fish that got off in a weed bed. Great fun and a
trip I want to do again soon.

We still had time to fish when we got back to the
ranch and Steve and I walked to our favorite spots and fished the last couple
of hours of daylight. I was having a tough time getting fish to rise to
anything in my box and went back to an old favorite, a size 16 Stimulator
skittered and bounced across the riffles. This method brings a lot of
fish up to chase the fly but they are hard to hook. It's a fun way to
spend a couple of hours and I caught fish too.

The rest of the week was
spent matching the hatch with the predominant patterns being size 20 and 22
Caddis and BWO in the same sizes. 13'-15' 6x leaders were the norm and
fish were plentiful and willing. It's a great time to be in the mountains
with a fly rod in hand. Get out there!

Long Beach and Catalina Island Update:

Courtesy of Vaughn Podmore

Beaches: Bolsa Chicha Beach is fishing
well with some big corbina, halibut and surf perch. Top patterns are clousers.
Remember, mornings are cool so dress warm.

Inshore: The inshore bite is good along the
Long Beach break wall. First light is best.

Offshore: Catalina is fishing well with
good numbers of barracuda and calicos. We are also seeing the occasional
Yellowtail in the mix.

All throughout the South Bay the fishing has
been really good. Perch are averaging 5-15 inches and the Yellowfin croaker
bite is best at first light, on an incoming tide. However, there are still some big
corbina working the shallows this late in the season surprisingly. Actually,
these are some of the biggest I have seen in several years, so if you want to
catch a big corbina, now is the time.

To book a trip with Jeff contact him at:

http://www.eefishent.com/index.htm

jeffpriest12@yahoo.com~~~That's it for this week. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter as well for the most up-to-the minute updates and news from The Spot.Tight Lines,Ken.